What is Nutritional Therapy?

Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance, and individual care.

Nutritional Therapy practitioners use a wide range of tools to assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances and understand how these may contribute to an individual’s symptoms and health concerns. This approach allows them to work with individuals to address nutritional balance and help support the body towards maintaining health.

Nutritional Therapy is recognised as a complementary medicine and is relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing. Practitioners consider everyone to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with ‘red flag’ signs or symptoms to their healthcare professional.

What does a Nutritional Therapy session involve?

Before the first consultation, you will be asked to complete a health and nutrition questionnaire.

An initial Nutrition for Wellbeing consultation typically lasts 60 minutes, and in this time the practitioner asks detailed questions about current health concerns, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, medical history, family history, lifestyle, levels of physical activity, use of medication and supplements and diet. The practitioner then evaluates individual needs and uses the extensive evidence base for nutritional science to develop a personalised, safe and effective nutrition and lifestyle programme.

A follow-up consultation is recommended four weeks later to assess improvements and how further changes to the diet could help.

Who runs the clinic?

Helen Cooke has a nursing background and during the last 30 years has specialised in the field of integrative/whole-person health care. Her qualifications include a BSc in Nutritional Medicine (Thames Valley University), an MA in Complementary Health Studies (Exeter University), and a Diploma in Counselling (CSCT).

She is a member of BANT and CNHC – the two key regulatory bodies for Nutritional Therapists.

How do I book a Nutrition for Wellbeing appointment?

Please contact our admin team by calling 0117 317 1482, or emailing enquiries@portlandcentrehealthcare.co.uk to book a Nutrition for Wellbeing appointment and for further information about this service.

Where is Nutrition for Wellbeing delivered?

Our Nutrition clinics are run from Litfield House in Clifton Village, and from the Practice Rooms on Cotham Hill.

How much will it cost?

As a social enterprise, we are keen to make all of our services accessible and this reflects in the price of our private clinics. We charge a competitive £130 for an initial hour-long consultation, and £80 for follow up appointments thereafter. This fee should be paid ahead of time by cheque or BACS, arranged with our reception team.

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